The Earl Marshal, 1937 (colour litho)

The Earl Marshal of England is the eighth in order of the traditional Great Officers of State in England; responsible for the arrangements for the funeral of sovereigns of the United Kingdom and for the coronation of the new sovereign; also officiates at the State Opening of Parliament and presides over the College of Heralds; since 1672 this office is hereditary in the Howard family and is always held by the Dukes of Norfolk; illustration depicts Bernard Fitzalan Howard (1908-75) sixteenth Duke of Norfolk in his ceremonial costume as Earl Marshal at the Coronation of George VI; cigarette card from series of cards produced by Godfrey Phillips;